Chapter 4164: If You're Tired, Why Not Rest
Back when he promised the Sword Emperor to kill Tun Yuan, Lin Moyu hadn't actually made a move. Now Tun Yuan had already gone with the Spirit Demon Clan to the chaos, so even if he wanted to kill him, he couldn't. But Lin Moyu had left himself an out: "I never said when I'd do it."
Zhulong snorted dismissively, clearly looking down on Lin Moyu's approach. Lin Moyu had essentially tricked the Sword Emperor, though the Sword Emperor didn't know it yet. But Lin Moyu was thick skinned: "If I see Tun Yuan again, I'll fulfill my promise. I always keep my word."
Zhulong snorted again, even more disdainful, but couldn't break through Lin Moyu's shamelessness, so Lin Moyu just ignored him.
Two more vortices formed, and at their centers, two crystals containing astonishing power slowly emerged. The powers of life and death were compressed to the limit by Lin Moyu, even stronger than before. Zhulong tensed up again if this attempt exploded, the Origin Land wouldn't just be half destroyed, but completely shattered. The rules of the world would then bring down heavy punishment, and both he and Lin Moyu would suffer. They wouldn't die, but injury was inevitable.
"Be careful!" Zhulong's voice grew lower, unable to hide his worry. He clearly didn't want to say it, but couldn't help himself. He had to be concerned; if he was injured, it could affect his transcendence. Lin Moyu, on the other hand, wouldn't be in trouble if he died, he'd just revive. So Lin Moyu could act recklessly, but Zhulong couldn't.
Lin Moyu saw through his thoughts and joked, "Worried this will affect your transcendence?"
Zhulong insisted, "Why would I worry? I'm the manager of the rules; the rules won't harm me."
Lin Moyu laughed, "Then you really don't need to worry. At worst, I die, but I'm not afraid of death."
Zhulong snorted, "Still, be careful. If the Origin Land is damaged, it won't be easy to repair, and the whole realm will be thrown into chaos, affecting countless worlds and beings."
"I know. This realm really is troublesome just missing a true master," Lin Moyu muttered.
Zhulong's eyes narrowed, immediately guessing Lin Moyu's ultimate goal was to become the master of the realm. Becoming the realm's master was no easy task, and Zhulong instinctively thought Lin Moyu was being unrealistic. But recalling Lin Moyu's experiences, it seemed possible. Still, it wasn't his concern; his path was different.
Boom!
The two vortices of life and death collided again, shaking space and making the Origin Land tremble. The vortices successfully merged, marking a preliminary success, followed by the collision of the two Dao crystals. Each crystal contained terrifying Dao power, compressed to the utmost Lin Moyu's current limit. Only by reaching his own limit could he hope to cross extremes, so he went all out, leaving no way back.
Zhulong fell silent, seeing Lin Moyu had used all his strength to control the two crystals. He even thought Lin Moyu seemed a bit nervous. The tension grew as the crystals slowly drew closer and finally touched.
Boom!
The Origin Land shook violently, the immense power breaking through its seal and spreading outward. All Eternals and Dao Lords in the Origin Ancestral Land felt the surge. Zhulong, tense, stared at Lin Moyu, who was equally focused on the crystals before him. He used his strength to keep the crystals stable. Life and death two opposite forces if they clashed, the resulting power would be unimaginable.
What Lin Moyu needed was power infinitely close to the limit; only by reaching the limit could he hope to surpass it and reach the other extreme. The Undying Dao split into life and death, constantly channeling power into the crystals, replenishing what was consumed and keeping them at peak strength.
After ten seconds of stalemate, the crystals changed. A hint of white appeared on the gray death crystal; a faint gray covered the white life crystal. Their natures began to shift, not from outside, but from within. During the collision, their power collapsed inward, compressing the Dao power even further. This compression broke the limit, and using each other as a catalyst, they moved toward the opposite extreme...
Zhulong saw this and whispered, "It worked."
Lin Moyu echoed, "It worked."
The two crystals rapidly changed nature life became death, death became life, their auras swelling to nearly double what they were before. Every time an extreme was crossed, the power increased significantly, each crossing building on the last. Lin Moyu sensed that after two crossings, the power of the Undying Dao had surpassed any other Dao in the five world realms more than double what it was when he first achieved Eternity.
Zhulong asked, "Are you going to keep going?"
Lin Moyu shook his head. "This is my limit. If I want to go further, it'll depend on my luck."
Zhulong said, "Alright, finish up so I can go rest."
Lin Moyu nodded, sending out dense death power along the soul channel to the Curse Dao. The death power ignored the Curse Dao's defenses, splitting into countless ant sized avatars that gnawed at the Curse Dao like hellish fiends. Though tiny, their teeth were unbreakable, biting through anything. In no time, the Curse Dao had a gap, and its Dao power was being devoured, much like the hellish fiends' effect.
Lin Moyu calculated that at this rate, it would take about ten years to finish. Ten years was a lot, but acceptable.
Zhulong, seeing Lin Moyu stop, joked, "Why not keep going? If you compress more, you'll devour it faster."
Lin Moyu shook his head, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't. Compressing to this level is my limit any more and I'd collapse."
Zhulong heard the fatigue in Lin Moyu's voice. "If you're tired, why not rest?"
Lin Moyu thought of his wives. "Sometimes it's not that I don't want to rest, but someone keeps pushing you forward."
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